Hastings-Sunrise
Make new friends, engage in discussion and enjoy a light lunch next week at Seniors Enrichment Time. This program invites seniors and caregivers to participate in future programming decisions, have social time, and meet new people.
Seniors Enrichment Time takes place May 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ward Memorial Baptist Church, 465 Kamloops St. For more information call the church at 604-255-3949.
Kerrisdale
Interested in the history of Vancouver and First Nations people? You might want to check out a talk by Musqueam elder and leader Larry Grant about the history of the city
and its Musqueam people.
Grant, who is of mixed Chinese and Musqueam ancestry, played a major role in putting together “the Village” exhibit at the Vancouver Museum and its sister exhibit at the Museum
of Anthropology.
The talk takes place May 14 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Kerrisdale Community Centre, 5851 West Blvd.
Trout Lake
Get your stretch on and have some fun at the Unity Outdoor Yoga Jams at Trout Lake Park every Monday night this summer starting this month.
Attendees of all ages and levels are welcome and can get in on Accessible AcroYoga, independent yoga practice and/or partner play, or simply enjoy deep breathing
with like-minded people.
Outdoor Yoga Jams take place Monday nights at 5 p.m. on the northwest side of Trout Lake Park, 3300 Victoria Dr.
West Hastings
Explore the transformation of Vancouver’s once-thriving Chinatown in a screening and discussion of feature documentary Everything Will Be by Sundance award-winning director Julia Kwan.
The community’s oldest and newest members will offer their personal perspectives on the neighbourhood’s changing landscape as they reflect on change, memory and legacy.
The screening is free and takes place May 26 at 7 p.m. at SFU Woodward’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings St.
VanDusen
Take a walk through the VanDusen Botanical Garden and learn about the historical uses of medicinal plants that help shape our world.
This lecture explores the different medicines cultivated from plants that scientists have never fully understood in terms of what they do and how to replicate their functions.
History of the Medicinal Garden takes place May 14 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak St. Member cost is $12, non-members $17. Register via Eventbrite online or call 604-718-5898.
Various Locations
Interested in Asian culture and traditions? Get festive this May and delve into the month-long explorASIAN Festival, which coincides with Asian Heritage Month.
This event touches on all things Asian, including storytelling and music, art, dance, language workshops, poetry reciting and more from Chinese to Indian cultures.
The explorASIAN Festival takes place in various locations throughout Vancouver and runs until May 30. For a program list visit explorasian.org
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